What services does the Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) provide that genealogists can use?
The Mormon Church has microfilmed thousands of vital documents from all over Italy. The time periods covered are, as a general rule, 1840 to 1870, but with some back to the 1700’s and some as recent as 1910. You can order and view copies of the films at a Family History Center. Look in your telephone book under Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the address of an FHC near you. The FHCs are staffed by volunteer workers experienced in genealogical research. The Centers are open to all. I visit one in Fresno frequently. I have never been given materials promoting the religion or solicited to join. The FHC records provide the added advantage of being a filmed copy of the original documents. The paper you receive from the Archivio in Italy is only an abstract of information in the original record. Valuable information may be omitted. While there, you should look up your names in the International Genealogical Index (IGI) and the Ancestral File (AF). These are databanks of milli
